January 2009
N'Zogbia close to Latics move →
Charles N’Zogbia is expected to join Wigan in the next 24 hours - with Ryan Taylor moving in the other direction to Newcastle.
Hughes not Given up yet →
Mark Hughes is confident Manchester City will complete the signing of Shay Given from Newcastle before the transfer deadline on Monday.
They’ve bottled it, let’s be brutally...
Kinnear on Owen 'blow' →
Joe Kinnear has described the loss of injured Newcastle skipper Michael Owen for between four and six weeks as “a big blow”.
20 Great Footie Insults
1. Joe Kinnear calls Charles N’Zogbia “Insomnia”. The Frenchman, looking for a move away, throws his toys out the pram and refuses to play for Kinnear again.
2. Rafael Benitez reads out a remarkable prepared statement aimed at Sir Alex Ferguson, claiming he is “above the law” and the only manager who can criticise referees and get away with it. Liverpool have not won...
5 reasons were doomed?
Gloom is appearing over the Toon Army and not only because they have a clown as a manager. William Boyes picks five reasons why Newcastle may be doomed…
1) Injuries The volume of injury woes Newcastle have suffered so far this season has left them ravaged. Arguably two of their most passionate players in Danny Guthrie and Joey Barton are wounded. Not to mention their skipper Michael Owen,...
Nolan makes £4m Toon switch →
Kevin Nolan has joined Newcastle from Premier League rivals Bolton for £4million on a four-and-a-half-year contract.
Injuries pile up for Kinnear →
Star striker Michael Owen is a big doubt for Sunday’s home derby against rivals Sunderland because of an ankle injury.
N'Zogbia makes Kinnear admission →
Want-away midfielder Charles N’Zogbia has insisted he will never play for Newcastle again while Joe Kinnear is in charge.
Charles 'Insomnia' Won't Play Again for JFK
The Zog has apparently refused to play again for NUFC.
Good.
He is the definition of all fart and no sh*t.
F*ck off.
Fee agreed for Nolan? →
Decent addition if true?
Kinnear finding life 'seriously tough' →
Joe Kinnear says life at Newcastle ‘is seriously tough’ ahead of Sunday’s clash with Sunderland after the injury crisis worsened.
The Wreckage →
Worst Barton fears confirmed →
Newcastle have confirmed Joey Barton will be out of action for two months and will need an operation after breaking a metatarsal.
Derby Rollcall
Definitely out: Cacapa, Martins, Owen, Barton, Gonzalez, Beye, Ameobi, Kadar, Baheng, Tozer, Viduka
Doubful: Given, Bassong, Smith, Jonas, Xisco, Guthrie, N’Zogbia
Available!: Coloccini, Enrique, Duff, Harper, Geremi, Butt, Lovenkrands, Taylor, Edgar, Danquah, Foster, LuaLua, Carroll, Forster, Morris, Donninger, Donaldson, Godsmark, Marwood, Lough, Ranger.
Out of the DEFINITELY...
Man City - F*ck Off →
You can shove your £5m where the sun doesn’t f*ckn shine.
If Bellendamy is worth £14m, and Bridge is worth £10m, then Given is worth £30m.
So come back when you’re not taking the p*ss, and try again.
Toon boss downbeat →
Joe Kinnear says life at Newcastle ‘is seriously tough’ at the moment after Michael Owen and Joey Barton suffered major injuries.
Owen Utd Injury Catalogue
A CRACKED bone is the latest in a long line of injuries which have blighted Michael Owen since he signed for Newcastle.
Here’s a list back of his setbacks since his move from Real Madrid in August 2005. 2005: December 31 - Breaks metatarsal bone in defeat at Tottenham and is ruled out for `several months’. 2006: March 24 - Newcastle announce Owen requires surgery to tighten the screw...
Is this the beginning of the end? →
“Mike has lost £2bn in his own business because of the credit crunch, it’s...”
– JFK
Manchester City 2-1 Newcastle United →
A debut goal from Craig Bellamy was enough to secure all three points for Manchester City in a 2-1 win over Newcastle at Eastlands.
Keeper set to fly Magpies nest - Boss →
Joe Kinnear has virtually confirmed that Shay Given will quit Newcastle for Man City after revealing the player wants a new challenge.
“‘I just think Newcastle have a lot of foreign players in key positions in...”
– A memo to Paul Merson: Foreign leagues also have the possibility of relegation.
For instance, Jose Enrique went down with Levante in 2004/5, and Sebastien Bassong was relegated with Metz twice, in 2005/6 and again last season. Habib Beye finished three points above relegation in 1998/9 with...
Ask the NUFC Management a question. (Courtesy of... →
Lovenkrands set for Magpies bow →
Peter Lovenkrands could make his debut for Newcastle at Manchester City, but Nicky Butt is banned and Obafemi Martins is still injured.
Hughton plays down Harper deal significance →
Assistant boss Chris Hughton claims Newcastle will not be selling Shay Given to Man City, despite Steve Harper signing a new contract.
Mags v Arsenal LIVE TV - Saturday, March 21, 2009,... →
Robinho - 'naughty-naughty' - apparently →
“We have never seen Steve as a number two and what he had in front of him was an...”
– Chris Hughton, Tuesday. Note the word had.
Father Jack fined £500 - 'feck' →
Breaking News: Harper Signs New Three-Year Deal
Some breaking news is that Steve Harper has apparently signed a new three-year deal to stay at SJP.
Presumably he has been given promises that he will now be the number 1, seemingly paving the way for Seamus’ departure from NE1.
UPDATE: Now confirmed by NUFC here.
Modern Football is the F*/*in Sh*ts - Reasons...
11. Autobiographies - There comes a time in every player’s life usually when he’s still playing - when he decides or his agent/publicist tells him – to write his life story. A couple of interviews with a ghostwriter later and whoopee fcking doo we have 200 pages of guff and absolutely zero interest from the book-buying public. Wayne Rooney has already written two books. That’s one more than the...
Modern Sports Journalist is the F**kin S**ts -...
1. They use crap words or terms that are never heard of outside of football, e.g. warchest (he’s got some money to spend), rescinded (he’s had his yellow card written off the record). Transfer windows slam shut, teams swoop for other players etc etc ad infinitum
2. They build up players, especially English ones, to be far better than they are, then rip them apart at the first opportunity...
Modern Football is the F*/*in Sh*ts - Reasons 1-10
Modern football is fckin shite and heres why
1. BMC - ‘By Mutual Consent’ what a load of toss, this word is batted around by daft journos and idiot football management when they dont want to get sued for saying stuff like ‘he was shite’ or ‘he had a heed like a box of crisps’ - tossbags the lot of em.
2. The 4th official - what the fck do these guys do - hold...
Magpies sweat on Smith's comeback bid →
Newcastle will hope Alan Smith comes through his return from a five-month injury lay-off against Man City reserves with no problems.
City set to finally take Given →
Manchester City look set to complete the £10million signing of Newcastle keeper Shay Given after the two sides meet on Wednesday.
Five Reasons Why Losing Seamus Might Not Be a...
Steve Harper is a very able goalkeeper, who if he hit form could easily play for England.
Given is a magnificent shotstopper, but is not a great organiser. Whether Harper is remains to be seen, but with a weak defence like ours, it could be a blessing.
£12m. Twelve MILLION pounds. If we could use that £12m (unlikely, I know) to buy a pair of fullbacks and a midfielder, we could be laughing.
We...
Fucking Placca Mags →
Citeh v Mags (28th Jan) →
"Robbos Really Big Shoe" 16th - 24th Jan
So this week has been relatively quiet on the betting front this week…..
Friday 16th Jan I had a DNB on Hartlepool to beat Northampton at 11/10 and they truly obliged a good start!
Sunday 18th Jan A great start having a few quid on NTD horse Kilvergan Boy at 14/1 (in from 33/1) seen me take a healthy profit, so with this I thought it would be a good idea to have a few quid on Defoe to...
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Magpies star in new Villa plea →
Charles N’Zogbia says Newcastle are pricing him out of a move away with Aston Villa waiting in the wings to pounce.
Webb given Derby - Refs posting
Confirmation came from the club today that Howard Webb, arguably the FA`s current golden boy referee, will be taking charge of the crunch against the Mackems this Sunday. Webb oversaw our 2-2 draw against Everton on Merseyside earlier in the season.